Exceptional Extension of Authorization to Stay

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How to Apply

Time of application

10 days before the expiry of the Authorization to Stay or extended Authorization to Stay

Application Procedures and Documents Required

1. Application Approach
   1. The interested person or a legal agent makes the application 10 days before the expiry of the Authorization to Stay or the extended Authorization to Stay.
   2. The agent should submit the following:
      1. A certified letter of authorization;
      2. A copy of his/her valid identification document.
   3. According to Article 12 of Administrative Regulation No. 38/2021, in the conditions specified in Items 1 and 3, Term 1 of Article 3, and if the application for extension of Authorization to Stay is submitted after the deadline or if there is obviously a lack of justification in the application, the Residence and Stay Affairs Department may initially reject the application.
2. Documents to be Presented: The original should be exhibited for authentication if a copy is submitted.
3. Documents to be Submitted
   1. A completed Application Form for Exceptional Extension of Authorization to Stay (DARP/SP M-1); Personal Information of Reuniting Kindred of Applicant (Format 8) is also required if the application includes family members; [Note: The forms are available at the Stay Subdivision and the website of the Public Security Police Force.]
   2. Copy of the interested person’s valid identification document or passport/travel document (biodata page and used pages only, as well as Slip of Authorization to Stay granted in last entry to Macao) used for stay in Macao;
   3. Documentary proof supporting the application reason (e.g. medical certificate of hospitalization due to illness/injury from traffic accident);
   4. Other documents as required by the Subdivision.

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Location of Application and Service Hours

Address: Immigration Building of the Public Security Police Force, Travessa Um do Cais de Pac On, Taipa, Macao

Stay Subdivision of the Residence and Stay Affairs Department

Office Hours	Mon to Thu	9:00 – 17:45
	Fri	9:00 – 17:30
	Closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays
Tags dispensed until	17:00 (applications)
	17:15 (collection of result or submission of supplementary documents)

Contact Information: Please click here for details

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Online System:

1. Online Appointment System of Residence and Stay Affairs Department
2. Enquiry System of Progress of Application for Authorization to Stay

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Charge

Free of charge

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Processing Time (excluding time of waiting in a queue and postage time for documents sent by mail)

Depending on the concrete conditions of the application

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Remarks/Points to Note

1. According to Term 1, Article 66 of Law No. 16/2021, to apply for a visa, Authorization to Enter and Stay, Macao SAR Residence Authorization, Renewal or Extension of Residence Authorization means the interested person consents to have his or her personal information, which includes his or her biodata, handled by the Public Security Police Force.
2. According to Article 30 of Law No. 16/2021 “Legal Regime of Immigration Control, Stay and Residence Authorization of the Macao Special Administrative Region”:
   1. If the interested person is in any of the conditions specified in Term 1, Article 23 of Law No. 16/2021, the application for extension of Authorization to Stay will not be approved;
   2. The application for extension of Authorization to Stay may be refused in the following situations:
      1. The condition of lack of a passport, travel document or other document accepted for the purpose of immigration control specified by the interested person has lasted for more than 60 days;
      2. There is any of the entry refusal reasons as specified in Term 2, Article 23 or Article 24 of Law No. 16/2021.

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Application Status Enquiry and Result Collection

Application Status Enquiry: “Enquiry System of Progress of Application for Extension of ‘Authorization to Stay’”

Method of result collection:

1.Collection in person

2.Collection by agent.

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